Cerebrospinal fluid cytologic findings in children with borrelia infections (neuroborreliosis) |
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Authors: | S Wiersbitzky N Ahrens H Vanura |
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Affiliation: | Klinik für Kindermedizin, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universit?t Greifswald sowie Kinderabteilung, Osterreich. |
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Abstract: | The infection of the central nervous system by Borrelia burgdorferi induces usually a mononuclear (lympho-mono-plasmocellular) cytogram of the cerebrospinal fluid in humans. The initial granulocytosis of the liquor cerebrospinalis typical for bacterial infections is transistory only. Such cytologic findings may be misleading to a diagnosis as virus infection. In case of clinical signs (Bannwarth syndrome), typical anamnesis or chronic lymphocytic meningitis the estimation of specific IgG/IgM borrelia antibodies is indicated and the antibiotic therapy should be performed. |
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